In this episode, Adam interview Alex Ihnen, the creator and owner of NextSTL.com.
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Host - Adam Kruse https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/adam-kruse/
Guest- Alex Ihnen http://nextstl.com/author/alex-ihnen/
ITUNES-http://goo.gl/rs1q9X
Blog-https://hermannlondon.com/podcasts/
Website http://hermannlondon.com/
Producer - Joey Vosevich
Theme Song by Trastornobeats
0:42-Alex explains how he went from growing up in Indiana to living in St. Louis and running NextSTL.com
2:32-Is NextSTL.com a full-time job for Alex
3:45-What inspired Alex to start blogging about St. Louis
4:42-How does Alex get the ideas for the stories on NextSTL.com
6:03-Why go through the trouble of creating and finding interesting charts, graphs, & pictures for stories
7:12-What is Alex’s criteria for what goes up on NextSTL.com
8:22-Does Alex have a team of writers
9:22-What part of the site gets the most traffic
11:03-Does Alex hope his site will make people take action
12:57-The plans for the future of the failed Crestwood Shopping Mall and the new IKEA
15:51-The bigger story behind a million square foot shopping mall failing within 20 years
18:29-What will the new IKEA do for property values in that area
19:55-SLU, MOBOT, Wash U, BJC Healthcare, UMSL and the Cortex Innovation Community
22:03-Another area of town ready for a big redevelopment and how is Paul McKee causing delays
24:33-What should be done with the land Paul McKee owns
25:52-The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
27:33-The inconvenient elevated highways between The Edwards Jones Dome and the river
31:46-Why have so many people gotten upset over the plan to tear down The Village Bar in Des Peres
34:26-Thinking about what St. Louis could be and the options that are working in other cities
37:11-Parts of town that could be worth investing in
39:00-Who lives under Alex’s roof
39:33-When is Alex at his best
40:03-What is one of Alex’s favorite blogs
40:35-What is Alex’s guilty pleasure
41:10-Has Alex had a mentor
